Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-10-22

little bronze clock, and her own ir
regular breathing, something hal
pened to Polly, almost like VIVA
happens to the moth when it come
out of the cocoon. 1t happened t
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few days after this, Poll
bfoug htiup asdainty.liJtle aKfas
ito ilersmotlier, who was quite over
comesbS theirsd disaster, as was Tilt
poorsold grandfather.
s ".Comeismotller,n Polly said, {.
made these biscuit, and you've go
TO eat two. What a good thing il
was tlatyou hal that hobby about
teaching me to do things; dJn't-i,
fit nicely n3wf"
ut was a=lheoryof your fathers
answered the motller,lll a depressed
tone;;s"l promised him when you
were wee baby in long clothes
thatI would have you taught to dc
everything that women can do,and
of course, after his death, / felt the
more bound to do it. But don't
know Why you should make SO
much Of it now; you can't support
yourself by making biscuits"
81 don't KNOW, said Polly, care
lessly; Il don't Know,n she repeat.
ed more earnestly, springing up
ami walking about the room as ii
her mind were not following her
footsteps.
In few weeks the Rutherfords
had moved into a small downtown
house, with all the available rooms
'let," and poor old MIR. Rutherford
was Trying feebly to discharge the
duties of a small salaried Office
into which his friends had put him.
Polly's mother seemed quite
crushed at first. but the girl herself
WAS buoyant with hope, us every
young girl has a right to he, no
matter what her style ofliying is
or is not.
Thanks to Mr.. McIlwaine, she
had her hundred dollars now to in
vest In an enterprise on which she
had set her heart far more than it.
had ever been set on:the pearls
And along with the hundred dol
lars sue had also to invest in it
spirit, and a proud independence.
What else needed she for happy
aud successful lifr9
Her enterprise began with a
visit, basket in hand, to seven Or
eight Of the best city hotels, and as
many of the restaurants; TO all of
them she offered daily, weekIy,or
tri.weekly supply Of her dainty lit
tie beaten biscuit, such as she had
learned to make down in eastern
Virginia, from a famous old cook,
who had in slave days belonged to
her fathers family. She WAS sue
cesstul almost up to her own eXpec
tations,and far beyond her mothers,
and her citation could not but intuse
some hope into that lady's weak
spirit.
awe must have a new name for
your biscuit, MISS" said one wise
old restaurant keeper; "what shall
we call tbem9"
"Call them." said Polly, hesita-
ting and laughing, "cdl them the
Polly-wolly -winkum biscuit"
The Polly .woIly.winknm biscuit
got to be the fashion that winter;
after hiring one good cook at what
seemed ruinous wages, a second
and third had to be engaged; but
Polly put on her great kitchen
apron, tied up her abundant hair
into a high knot, and spent four
hours of every day in her kitchen
herself; o.plea of other engage
ments, no pretense that the cooks
would do as we'll without her, no
tempting offer Of slelgh-rides, no
fatteriDg invitations Of any sort
could make the little mistress OF
the bakery break her rule, or neg
lect her work. Naturally the bis
cult grew i'll favor.
The last time [ visited the Polly
wolly winkum bakery, it had
moved It's quarters to a large, we'll
lighted kitchen, with class room
attached. Yes, a class room; fol
Polly had agreed to teach cooking
10 a number of rich mems daught-
ers at good round price per girl
and, not to lose the chance OF do
ing good because she was poor, she
selected a dozen poor girls, tt
whom she gave another hour {
week, without pay.
Mr.. Paul McIlwaine was my clee
roGe on the occasion of my WISH
and when had admired and praised
until the English language was tx
hansted he said, grayely:
Nevertheless d suit is pending
in Court against the Polly-wolly
winkum bakery; it is charged tina
Miss Rutherford is dishonesty
Withholding from all the yonnE
gentlemen of her acquaintance th'
time and thought and interest they
believe to be their due"
I'LL